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starved
starve S0714000 (stärv)v. starved, starv·ing, starves v.intr.1. To suffer or die from extreme or prolonged lack of food.2. Informal To be hungry.3. To suffer from deprivation: a puppy starving for attention.4. Archaic To suffer or die from cold.v.tr.1. To cause to starve.2. To force to a specified state by starving: starved the town into submission.
[Middle English sterven, to die, from Old English steorfan; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | starved - suffering from lack of foodstarvingmalnourished - not being provided with adequate nourishment | | 2. | starved - extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"esurient, famished, ravenous, sharp-sethungry - feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people" |
TranslationsIdiomsSeestarvestarved
hungry, starvedDescriptive of a paint film which shows the minute detail of the background on which it was applied, giving the appearance of skimpiness.starved
Related to starved: Starved RockSynonyms for starvedadj suffering from lack of foodSynonymsRelated Wordsadj extremely hungrySynonyms- esurient
- famished
- ravenous
- sharp-set
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